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Tinanam0102 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Go check or go holding

Hi teachers,

1. When you're in game, one might say:

Don't go holding it back

2. I'll go check the bus schedule out.

3. After checking the schedule, would you say: I just went check the schedule out

Thanks

TN

  

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tinanam0102 Don't go holding it back "Don't go verb-ing" is a valid pattern, but this particular example doesn't seem the most likely thing to say. tinanam0102 2. I'll go check the bus schedule out.

  • tinanam0102 Don't go holding it back "Don't go verb-ing" is a valid pattern, but this particular example doesn't seem the most likely thing to say.
  • tinanam0102 2.
  • I'll go check the bus schedule out.
  • "I'll go (and) check out the bus schedule" sounds better ("and" is needed in BrE but not in AmE).
  • tinanam0102 3.
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tinanam0102Don't go holding it back

"Don't go verb-ing" is a valid pattern, but this particular example doesn't seem the most likely thing to say.

tinanam01022. I'll go check the bus schedule out.

"I'll go (and) check out the bus schedule" sounds better ("and" is needed in BrE but not in AmE).

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